rs61755798

A SNP in the PRPH2 gene on chromosome 6. Its most notable genotype is C;G: Adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy (predicted)

Gene
PRPH2
Location
Chr 642,704,564 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
6.0Very important
Tested on
Not on consumer chips

Genotypes

Plus strand, as in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. G;GGoodcommon in clinvarTypical · 0.0
  2. C;GMost notableBadAdult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy (predicted)Very important · 6.0

SNPedia records rs61755798 on the minus strand: (C;C), (C;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Other PRPH2 SNPs

All PRPH2 SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

aka c.629C>G (p.Pro210Arg or P210R) The alternative allele is considered to be a dominant mutation leading to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD), a form of macular degeneration.

C;G

see text on main rs-page and associated links

Source and license

Adapted from rs61755798 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.